Benediction a Lourdes

c. 1912

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

Jean-Louis Forain

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.3 x 44.1 cm (11 1/8 x 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3901

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, black crayon, artist's hand. Not dated. "57x43" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "This or 69 c. 29 [illeg.] 2 gris bulle 15" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"B"

Wikidata ID

Q64581265

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